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Hasan, B. (1999). Productivity and economics of rice (Oryza sativa)-based crop sequences under mid- to high-altitude temperate zone of Jammu and Kashmir. Indian Journal of Agronomy. March 44(1): 36-39. {a} Division of Agronomy, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Shalimar, Srinagar, JK, 191 121, India

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Sur, H. S. and A. R. Sharma (1999). Response to sowing dates and performance of different sunflower (Helianthus annuus) hybrids during rainy season in high-intensity cropping systems. Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences. Oct. 69(10): 683-689. {a} Zonal Research Station, Punjab Agricultural University, Ballowal Saunkhri, Nawan Shahar, PU, 144 521, India

Hayashi, K., T. Kumada, et al. (1999). Usefulness of measurement of Lens culinaris agglutinin-reactive fraction of alpha-fetoprotein as a marker of prognosis and recurrence of small hepatocellular carcinoma. American Journal of Gastroenterology. Oct. 94(10): 3028-3033. {a} Department of Gastroenterology, Ogaki Municipal Hospital, 4-86 Minaminokawa-cho, Ogaki-shi, Gifu, Japan

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Singh, Y. P., C. P. S. Chauhan, et al. (1999). Effect of S levels, methods of its application and irrigation schedule on growth, yield and water use by lentil (Lens culinaris). Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences. Aug. 69(8): 575-577. {a} Soil Science, Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Banasthali Vidyapith, Tonk, RAJ, 304 022, India

Iijima, S., M. Kimura, et al. (1999). New detection method after cellulose acetate membrane isoelectric focusing: Activity staining for lactate dehydrogenase, detection for sugar chains using lectin and simple western blotting. Journal of Clinical Laboratory Analysis 13(5): 234-240. {a} Division of Toxicology, Kyoritsu College of Pharmacy, Shibakoen 1-5-30, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-8512, Japan

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Albani, J. R. and Y. D. Plancke (1999). Interaction between calcofluor white and carbohydrates of alpha1-acid glycoprotein. Carbohydrate Research. May 318(1-4): 194-200. {a} Laboratoire de Biophysique Moleculaire, Universite des Sciences et Technologies de Lille, F-59656, Villeneuve d'Ascq, France

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Amarowicz, R. (1999). Effect of processing on the oligosaccharide content of leguminous seeds. Bromatologia i Chemia Toksykologiczna 32(1): 9-13. {a} Zaklad Chemii Zywnosci, Oddzial Nauki o Zywnosci, Instytut Rozrodu Zwierzat i Badan Zywnosci Polskiej Akademii Nauk w Olsztynie, Olsztyn, Poland

Olfert, O. and A. Slinkard (1999). Grasshopper (Orthoptera: Acrididae) damage to flowers and pods of lentil (Lens culinaris L.). Crop Protection. Sept. 18(8): 527-530. {a} Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 107 Science Place, Saskatoon, SK, S7N 0X2, Canada

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Solanki, I. S. and B. Sharma (1999). Induction and exploitation of polygenic variability in lentil (Lens culinaris Medik.). Journal of Genetics and Breeding. June 53(2): 79-86. {a} 255, Sector 15A, Hisar, 125 001, India

El, D. S. M. S. B., H. Moawad, et al. (1998). Evaluation of the effect of high soil nitrogen on the performance of three legumes/rhizobia symbiotic system using 15N. Egyptian Journal of Microbiology 33(1): 17-24. {a} Agricultural Microbiology Department, National Research Centre, Dokki, Cairo, Egypt

Singh, S. S., S. M. Prasad, et al. (1998). Potential of rainfed winter crops after photosensitive rice (Oryza sativa) in lowland calcareous soils of north Bihar. Indian Journal of Agronomy. Dec. 43(4): 628-631. {a} Department of Agronomy, Rajendra Agricultural University, Pusa, Samastipur, Bihar, 848 125, India

Singh, D. P., A. L. Rajput, et al. (1998). Productivity and economics of lentil (Lens culinaris)-based cropping system. Indian Journal of Agronomy. Dec. 43(4): 588-590. {a} Crop Research Station, Narendra Deva University of Agriculture and Technology, Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh, 271 801, India

Tedford, E. C. and D. A. Inglis (1999). Evaluation of legumes common to the Pacific Northwest as hosts for the pea cyst nematode, Heterodera goettingiana. Journal of Nematology. June 31(2): 155-163. {a} Zeneca Ag Products, Richmond, CA, 94804-0023, USA

Moral, N. M. T., F. J. Campoy, et al. (1999). Increased butyrylcholinesterase levels in microsomal membranes of dystrophic Lama2dy mouse muscle. Journal of Neurochemistry. Sept. 73(3): 1138-1144. {a} Departamento de Bioquimica y Biologia Molecular-A, Edificio de Veterinaria, Universidad de Murcia, E-30071, Espinardo, Murcia, Spain

Sulova, Z. and V. Farkas (1999). Purification of xyloglucan endotransglycosylase based on affinity sorption of the active glycosyl-enzyme intermediate complex to cellulose. Protein Expression and Purification. July 16(2): 231-235. {a} Institute of Chemistry, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Dubravska cesta 9, 84238, Bratislava, Slovakia

Tengberg, M. (1999). Crop husbandry at Miri Qalat, Makran, SW Pakistan (4000-2000 B.C.). Vegetation History and Archaeobotany. June 8(1-2): 3-12. {a} Laboratoire de paleoenvironnements, anthracologie et action de l'Homme, Institut Botanique, 163 rue Auguste Broussonnet, 34090, Montpellier, France

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Naitoh, A., Y. Aoyagi, et al. (1999). Highly enhanced fucosylation of serum glycoproteins in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma. Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. May 14(5): 436-445. {a} Third Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Niigata University School of Medicine, 757 Asahimachi Dori-1-Bancho, Niigata, 951-8122, Japan

Picazo, M. L., E. Martinez, et al. (1999). Inhibition in the growth of thistles (Cynara cardunculus L.) and lentils (Lens culinaris L.) due to chronic exposure to 50-Hz, 15-muT electromagnetic fields. Electro and Magnetobiology. July 18(2): 147-156. {a} Department of Physics and Mechanics, High Technology School for Agricultural Engineering (E.T.S.I.A.), Polytechnic University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain

Beneyto, M., J. Rueda, et al. (1999). Specific staining of nonpyramidal cell populations of the cerebral cortex by lectin cytochemistry on semithin sections. Brain Research Bulletin. July 49(4): 251-262. {a} Department of Histology, Institute of Neurosciences, University Miguel Hernandez, 03550, San Juan, Spain

Sato, Y., M. Kimura, et al. (1999). Evidence for the presence of major peripheral myelin glycoprotein P0 in mammalian spinal cord and a change of its glycosylation state during aging. Glycobiology . July 9(7): 655-660. {a} Department of Glycobiology, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology, 35-2 Sakaecho, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, 173-0015, Japan

Kirschberger, S., R. Busche, et al. (1999). Surface pH at the basolateral membrane of the caecal mucosa of guinea pig. Journal of Membrane Biology. May 169(2): 111-122. {a} Department of Physiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, D-30173, Hannover, Germany

Sarker, A., W. Erskine, et al. (1999). Registration of 'Barimasur-4' lentil. Crop Science. May June 39(3): 876. {a} Int. Ctr. for Agric. Res. in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), Aleppo, Syria

Sarker, A., W. Erskine, et al. (1999). Registration of 'Barimasur-2' lentil. Crop Science. May June 39(3): 875. {a} Inst. Ctr. for Agric. Res. in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), Aleppo, Syria

Eujayl, I., W. Erskine, et al. (1999). Inheritance and linkage analysis of frost injury in lentil. Crop Science. May June 39(3): 639-642. {a} Germplasm program, ICARDA, Aleppo, Syria

Chongo, G., C. C. Bernier, et al. (1999). Control of anthracnose in lentil using partial resistance and fungicide applications. Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology. March 21(1): 16-22. {a} Department of Plant Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, R3T 2N2, Canada

Hynes, S. O., S. Hirmo, et al. (1999). Differentiation of Helicobacter pylori isolates based on lectin binding of cell extracts in an agglutination assay. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. June 37(6): 1994-1998. {a} Laboratory for Molecular Biochemistry, Department of Microbiology, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland

Chongo, G. and C. C. Bernier (1999). Field and growth chamber evaluation of components of partial resistance to Colletotrichum truncatum in lentil. Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology. March 21(1): 58-63. {a} Department of Plant Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, R3T 2N2, Canada

Tadesse, N., K. Ali, et al. (1999). First report of soybean dwarf virus infecting lentil and beet western yellows virus infecting lentil and chickpea crops in Ethiopia. Plant Disease. June 83(6): 589. {a} EARO, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Hoch, G., T. Peterbauer, et al. (1999). Purification and characterization of stachyose synthase from lentil (Lens culinaris) seeds: Galactopinitol and stachyose synthesis. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. June 366(1): 75-81. {a} Institute of Plant Physiology, University of Vienna, A-1091, Vienna, Austria

Bell, E. A., J. R. A. Lyddiard, et al. (1999). X-ray single-crystal structure of 2(S),4(R)-4-hydroxyarginine from Lens culinaris seeds. Phytochemistry Oxford. April 50(7): 1201-1204. {a} Pharmacology Group, King's College London, Manresa Road, London, SW3 6LX, UK

Rai, R. and R. P. Singh (1999). Effect of salt stress on interaction between lentil (Lens culinaris) genotypes and Rhizobium spp. strains: Symbiotic N2 fixation in normal and sodic soils. Biology and Fertility of Soils. May 29(2): 187-195. {a} Department of Microbiology, Narendra Deva University of Agriculture and Technology, Kumarganj, 224229, Faizabad, UP, India

Taga, A., M. Mochizuki, et al. (1999). Capillary electrophoretic determination of the association constant of a protein and a neutral carbohydrate by introducing mercaptoethanesulfonate tags to the carbohydrate. Journal of Chromatography A. April 839(1-2): 157-166. {a} Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kinki University, 3-4-1 Kowakae, Higashi-Osaka, 577-8502, Japan

Ramesh, B. and N. K. Tyagi (1999). Characteristics and developmental morphology of three agronomically useful mutants in lentil (Lens culinaris). Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences. Jan. 69(1): 36-39. {a} Ch Charan Singh University, Meerut, UP, 250 004, India

Taga, A., K. Uegaki, et al. (1999). Simultaneous determination of the association constants of oligosaccharides to a lectin by capillary electrophoresis. Journal of Chromatography A. April 837(1-2): 221-229. {a} Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kinki University, 3-4-1 Kowkae, Higashi-Osaka, 577-8502, Japan

Siddique, K. H. M. and S. P. Loss (1999). Studies on sowing depth for chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.), faba bean (Vicia faba L.) and lentil (Lens culinaris Medik) in a Mediterranean-type environment of south-western Australia. Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science. April 182(2): 105-112. {a} Agriculture, Bentley Delivery Centre 6983, Bentley, WA, Australia

Albani, J. R. and Y. D. Plancke (1998). Interaction between calcofluor white and carbohydrates of alpha1-acid glycoprotein. Carbohydrate Research 314(3-4): 169-175. {a} Laboratoire de Biophysique Moleculaire, Universite des Sciences et Technologies de Lille, F-59656, Villeneuve d'Ascq, France

Frias, J., A. Bakhsh, et al. (1999). Genetic analysis of the raffinose oligosaccharide pathway in lentil seeds. Journal of Experimental Botany 50(333): 469-476. {a} Instituto de Fermentaciones Industriales CSIC, Juan de la Cierva 3, E-28006, Madrid, Spain

Ladizinsky, G. (1999). Identification of the lentil's wild genetic stock. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution 46(2): 115-118. {a} Faculty of Agriculture, Hebrew University, Rehovot, 76100, Israel

Ferguson, M. E. and L. D. Robertson (1999). Morphological and phenological variation in the wild relatives of lentil. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution 46(1): 3-12. {a} ICARDA (Arabian Peninsula Regional Program), Dubai, United Arab, United Arab Emirates

Zohary, D. (1999). Monophyletic vs. polyphyletic origin of the crops on which agriculture was founded in the Near East. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution 46(2): 133-142. {a} Department of Evolution, Systematics and Ecology, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, 91904, Israel

Yu, F., E. D. Driss, et al. (1999). Effect of microgravity on the cell cycle in the lentil root. Physiologia Plantarum 105(1): 171-178. {a} Laboratoire de Cytologie Experimentale et Morphogenese Vegetale, Universite Pierre et Marie Curie, 4 place Jussieu, F-75252, Paris Cedex 05, France

Siddique, K. H. M., S. P. Loss, et al. (1999). Adaptation and seed yield of cool season grain legumes in Mediterranean environments of south-western Australia. Australian Journal of Agricultural Research 50(3): 375-387. {a} Agriculture Western Australia, Bentley Delivery Centre 6983, Bentley, Australia

Sarker, A., W. Erskine, et al. (1999). Inheritance and linkage relationships of days to flower and morphological loci in lentil (Lens culinaris Medikus subsp. culinaris). Journal of Heredity 90(2): 270-275. {a} International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), Aleppo, Syria

Zajoncova, L., I. Frebort, et al. (1999). Comparison of kinetic properties of amine oxidases from sainfoin and lentil and immunochemical characterization of copper/quinoprotein amine oxidases. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology International 47(1): 47-61. {a} Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Palacky University, Slechtitelu 11, 783 71, Olomouc, Czech Republic

Schulz, S., J. D. H. Keatinge, et al. (1999). Productivity and residual effects of legumes in rice-based cropping systems in a warm-temperate environment II. Residual effects on rice. Field Crops Research 61(1): 37-49. {a} IITA, c/o Lambourn and Co., 26 Dingwall Road, Carolyn House, Croydon, CR9 3EE, UK

Schulz, S., J. D. H. Keatinge, et al. (1999). Productivity and residual effects of legumes in rice-based cropping systems in a warm-temperate environment I. Legume biomass production and N fixation. Field Crops Research 61(1): 23-35. {a} IITA, c/o Lambourn and Co., 26 Dingwall Road, Carolyn House, Croydon, CR9 3EE, UK

Tang, W., A. Matsumoto, et al. (1998). Detection of disease-specific augmentation of abnormal immunoglobulin G in sera of patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Glycoconjugate Journal 15(9): 929-934. {a} Laboratory of Biomedical Chemistry, Department of Applied Chemistry, Tokai University, Hiratsuka, Kanagawa, 259-1292, Japan

Brandt, S. A. (1999). Management practices for black lentil green manure for the semi-arid Canadian prairies. Canadian Journal of Plant Science 79(1): 11-17. {a} Research Farm, Research Branch, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Scott, SK, S0K 4A0, Canada

Bolland, M. D. A., K. H. M. Siddique, et al. (1999). Comparing responses of grain legumes, wheat and canola to applications of superphosphate. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems 53(2): 157-175. {a} Agriculture Western Australia, P.O. Box 1231, Bunbury, Western Australia 6231, Australia

Al, K. G. N. (1999). Rhizobium and phosphorus influence on lentil seed protein and lipid. Journal of Plant Nutrition 22(2): 351-358. {a} Fac. Agric., Jordan Univ. Sci. and Technol., P.O. Box 3030, Irbid, Jordan

Makkouk, K. M., S. G. Kumari, et al. (1999). First report of pea enation mosaic virus affecting lentil (Lens culinaris) in Syria. Plant Disease 83(3): 303. {a} Virol. Lab., Germplasm Program, Int. Cent. Agric. Res. Dry Area, PO Box 5466 Aleppo, Syria

Moawad, H., D. S. M. S. B. El, et al. (1998). Improvement of biological nitrogen fixation in Egyptian winter legumes through better management of Rhizobium. Plant and Soil 204(1): 95-106. {a} Agric. Microbiol. Dep., Natl. Res. Cent., Dokki, Cairo, Egypt

Eben, B. J., S. Reymann, et al. (1998). Lentil lectin enriched microsomes from the plasma membrane of the human B-lymphocyte cell line H2LCL carry a heavy load of type-1 porin. Biological Chemistry 379(12): 1419-1426. {a} Max-Planck-Inst. Exp. Med., Dep. Immunochem., Hermann-Rein-Str. 3, D-37075 Goettingen, Germany

Vigil, M. F. and D. C. Nielsen (1998). Winter wheat yield depression from legume green fallow. Agronomy Journal 90(6): 727-734. {a} USDA-ARS, Cent. Great Plains Res. Stn., P.O. Box 400, Akron, CO 80720, USA

Pollard, N. J., C. W. Wrigley, et al. (1998). Effective identification of grain-legume species and varieties; a comparison of five methods of analysing grain-protein composition. Plant Varieties and Seeds 11(3): 187-200. {a} CSIRO Plant Industry, Grain Quality Research Laboratory, P.O. Box 7, North Ryde NSW 1670, Australia

Romo, E., R. Paniagua, et al. (1999). Ultrastructure and lectin cytochemistry of the cloacal pelvic glands in the male newt Triturus marmoratus marmoratus. Anatomical Record 254(2): 196-204. {a} Dep. Cell Biol. Genetics, Univ. Alcala, E-28871 Alcala Henares, Spain

El, K. H. M. and A. M. A. Wahab (1998). Effect of simultaneous inoculation of Azospirillum and Rhizobium spp. on growth, nodulation and nitrogen fixation of two legumes using the 15N-isotope dilution technique (IDT) and the difference method (DM). Acta Microbiologica Polonica 47(3): 283-296. {a} Dep. Bot., Fac. Sci., Minia Univ., Minia 6111, Egypt

Okuda, K., M. Tanaka, et al. (1999). Evaluation of curability and prediction of prognosis after surgical treatment for hepatocellular carcinoma by lens culinaris agglutinin-reactive alpha-fetoprotein. International Journal of Oncology 14(2): 265-271. {a} Dep. Surgery, Kurume Univ. Sch. Med., 67 Asahimachi, Kurume, Fukuoka 830-0001, Japan

Kumada, T., S. Nakano, et al. (1999). Clinical utility of Lens culinaris agglutinin-reactive alpha-fetoprotein in small hepatocellular carcinoma: Special reference to imaging diagnosis. Journal of Hepatology 30(1): 125-130. {a} Dep. Gastroenterology, Ogaki Municipal Hosp., 4-86 Minaminokawa-cho, Ogaki City, Gifu 5030864, Japan

Singh, A. K., I. S. Singh, et al. (1998). Early generation evaluation for yield and yield-related traits in lentil. Indian Journal of Genetics and Plant Breeding 58(4): 495-501. {a} Div. Genet., IARI, New Delhi 100 012, India

Marcos, M. J., R. Chehin, et al. (1999). pH-dependent thermal transitions of lentil lectin. FEBS Letters 443(2): 192-196. {a} Dep. Bioquimica Biologica Molecular, Univ. Salamanca, Plaza de los Doctores de la Reina, s/n, 37007 Salamanca, Spain

Guy, S. O. and R. M. Gareau (1998). Crop rotation, residue durability, and nitrogen fertilizer effects on winter wheat production. Journal of Production Agriculture 11(4): 457-461. {a} Dep. Plant Soil Entomological Sci., Univ. Idaho, Moscow, ID 83844-2339, USA

Cappelli, C., R. Buonaurio, et al. (1999). First report of lentil ascophyta blight caused by Ascochyta lentis in Italy. Plant Disease 83(1): 77. {a} Ist. Patologia, Vegetale, Borgo XX Giugno 74, 06121 Perugia, Italy

Ferguson, M. E., H. J. Newbury, et al. (1998). Population genetic structure in Lens taxa revealed by isozyme and RAPD analysis. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution 45(6): 549-559. {a} c/o ICARDA (Arabian Peninsula Regional Program), PO Box 13979, Dubai, United Arab, United Arab Emirates

Lal, R. B., A. K. Verma, et al. (1998). Intercropping of oilseed and pulses crops in wheat (Triticum aestivum) under fertilizer and water-constraint situations. Indian Journal of Agronomy 43(2): 253-255. Div. Agron., Indian Agric. Res. Inst., New Delhi 110 012, India

Singh, N. B. and K. K. Verma (1998). Production potential and economic analysis of rice (Oryza sativa)-based cropping system. Indian Journal of Agronomy 43(2): 199-203. Zonal Agric. Res. Sub-Stn., Narendra Deva Univ. Agric. Technol., Bari Bagh, Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh 233 001, India

Ferguson, M. E., L. B. V. Ford, et al. (1998). Mapping the geographical distribution of genetic variation in the genus Lens for the enhanced conservation of plant genetic diversity. Molecular Ecology 7(12): 1743-1755. {a} ICARDA-APRP, PO Box 13979, Dubai, United Arab, United Arab Emirates

Karakaya, A. and S. Ozcan (1998). Susceptibility of different lentil (Lens culinaris Medik.) cultivars to Agrobacterium tumefaciens (Smith and Townsend) Conn. Turkish Journal of Botany 22(5): 313-316. {a} Univ. Ankara, Faculty Agriculture, Dep. Plant Protection, Ankara, Turkey

Kant, L. and D. P. Singh (1998). Transgressive segregation of yield and yield components in lentil. Indian Journal of Genetics and Plant Breeding 58(3): 343-347. Dep. Genetics Plant Breeding, Coll. Agric., G.B. Pant Univ. Agric. Technol., Pantnagar 263 145, India

Weder, J. K. P. and R. Kahleyss (1998). Isolation and characterisation of four trypsin-chymotrypsin inhibitors from lentil seeds. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture 78(3): 429-434. {a} Inst. Lebensmittelchemie, Tech. Univ. Muenchen, Lichtenbergstr. 4, D-85748 Garching, Germany

Taga, A., Y. Yabusako, et al. (1998). Separation of disaccharides by affinity capillary electrophoresis in lectin-containing electrophoretic solutions. Electrophoresis 19(15): 2645-2649. {a} Fac. Pharmaceutical Sci., Kinki Univ., 3-4-1 Kowakae, Higashi-osaka 577-8502, Japan

Al, K. G. N. (1998). Seed size and water potential effects on water uptake, germination and growth of lentil. Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science 181(4): 237-242. {a} Dep. Plant Production, Faculty Agriculture, Jordan University Science Technology, P.O. Box 3030, Irbid, Jordan

Eujayl, I., W. Erskine, et al. (1998). Fusarium vascular wilt in lentil: Inheritance and identification of DNA markers for resistance. Plant Breeding 117(5): 497-499. {a} Int. Cent. Agric. Res. Dry Areas, Germplasm Program, PO Box 5466, Aleppo, Syria

Malik, I. A., M. S. Chaudhry, et al. (1998). Radio-sensitivity and mutability in lentil (Lens culinaris Medik.) as related to seed size. Journal of Genetics and Breeding 52(1): 9-15. {a} Int. Cent. Agric. Res. Dry Areas, PO Box 5466, Aleppo, Syria

Aoyagi, Y., O. Isokawa, et al. (1998). The fucosylation index of alpha-fetoprotein as a possible prognostic indicator for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma. Cancer 83(10): 2076-2082. {a} Third Div., Dep. Internal Med., Niigata Univ. Sch. Med., 757 Asahi-machi Dori-1 Bancho, Niigata 951-8122, Japan

Echeverrigaray, S., A. C. Oliveira, et al. (1998). Evaluation of the relationship between lentil accessions using comparative electrophoresis of seed proteins. Journal of Genetics and Breeding 52(1): 89-94. {a} Inst. Biotecnol., Univ. Caxias Sul, R. Francisco G. Vargas 1130, Caxias do Sul 95001-970, RS, Brazil

Albani, J. R. (1998). Dynamics of the Lens culinaris agglutinin-lactotransferrin and serotransferrin complexes, followed by fluorescence intensity quenching of fluorescein (FITC) with iodide and temperature. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta 1425(2): 405-410. {a} Laboratoire de Biophysique Moleculaire, Universite des Sciences et Technologies de Lille, B.P. 649, 59656 Villeneuve d'Ascq Cedex, France

Huyghe, C. (1998). Genetics and genetic modifications of plant architecture in grain legumes: A review. Agronomie Paris 18(5-6): 383-411. {a} Station d'amelioration Plantes Fourrageres, INRA, 86600 Lusignan, France

Cecconi, S., R. Focarelli, et al. (1998). Antral follicle development influences plasma membrane organization but not cortical granule distribution in mouse oocytes. Human Reproduction Oxford 13(10): 2842-2847. {a} Dip. Scienze Tecnologie Biomediche, Univ. dell'Aquila, Via Vetoio, Coppito, 67100 L'Aquila, Italy

Zahir, Z. A. and M. Arshad (1998). Response of Brassic carinata and Lens culinaris to the ethylene precursors L-methionine and 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 30(14): 2185-2188. {a} Dep. Soil Science, Univ. Agriculture, Faisalabad 38040, Pakistan

Milbrath, L. R., M. J. Weiss, et al. (1998). Suitability of legume cover crops for grasshopper (Orthoptera: Acrididae) development and reproduction. Journal of Economic Entomology 91(5): 1186-1195. {a} Dep. Entomol., Kans. State Univ., Manhattan, KS 66506, USA

Raz, T., E. Skutelsky, et al. (1998). Mechanisms leading to cortical reaction in the mammalian egg. Molecular Reproduction and Development 51(3): 295-303. {a} Dep. Embryol., Sackler Sch. Med., Tel Aviv Univ., Ramat Aviv, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel

Dennett, M. D. and K. H. M. Ishag (1998). Use of the expolinear growth model to analyse the growth of faba bean, peas and lentils at three densities; Predictive use of the model. Annals of Botany London 82(4): 507-512. {a} Dep. Agricultural Botany, Sch. Plant Sciences, Univ. Reading, P.O. Box 221, Whiteknights, Reading RG6 6AS, UK

Ishag, K. H. M. and M. D. Dennett (1998). Use of the expolinear growth model to analyse the growth of faba bean, peas and lentils at three densities: Fitting the model. Annals of Botany London 82(4): 497-505. {a} Dep. Agricultural Botany, Sch. Plant Sciences, Univ. Reading, P.O. Box 221, Whiteknights, Reading RG6 6AS, UK

Fukuda, H. (1998). Tumor vascularity and Lens culinaris agglutinin reactive alpha-fetoprotein are predictors of long-term prognosis in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma after percutaneous ethanol injection therapy. Kurume Medical Journal 45(2): 187-193. {a} Second Dep. Med., Kurume Univ. Sch. Med., 67 Asahi-machi, Kurume 830-0011, Japan

Noda, K., E. Miyoshi, et al. (1998). Gene expression of alpha1-6 fucosyltransferase in human hepatoma tissues: A possible implication for increased fucosylation of alpha-fetoprotein. Hepatology 28(4): 944-952. {a} Dep. Biochemistry, Osaka Univ. Med. Sch., 2-2 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan

Kuo, Y. H., F. Ikegami, et al. (1998). Metabolic routes of beta-(isoxazolin-5-on-2-yl)-L-alanine (Bia), the precursor of the neurotoxin ODAP (beta-N-oxalyl-L-alpha,beta,-diaminopropionic acid), in different legume seedlings. Phytochemistry Oxford 49(1): 43-48. {a} Lab. Physiol. Chem., Faculty Med., Univ. Ghent, Kluyskensstraat 35, B-9000 Ghent, BVEL

Nasir, M. and T. W. Bretag (1998). Reactions of lentil accessions from 25 different countries to Australian isolates of Ascochyta lentis. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution 45(4): 297-299. Victorian Inst. Dryland Agric., Agric. Victoria PB 260, Horsham, VIC 3401, Australia

Fernandez, M. R., R. P. Zentner, et al. (1998). Effects of crop rotations and fertilizer management on leaf spotting diseases of spring wheat in southwestern Saskatchewan. Canadian Journal of Plant Science 78(3): 489-496. Semiarid Prairie Agric. Res. Cent., Agric. Agri-Food Can., P.O. Box 1030, Swift Current, SK S9H 3X2, Canada

Siddique, K. H. M., S. P. Loss, et al. (1998). Adaptation of lentil (Lens culinaris Medik) to short season Mediterranean-type environments: Response to sowing rates. Australian Journal of Agricultural Research 49(7): 1057-1066. {a} Agric., West. Aust., Locked Bag 4, Bentley Delivery Centre, WA 6983, Australia

Eujayl, I., M. Baum, et al. (1998). A genetic linkage map of lentil (Lens sp.) based on RAPD and AFLP markers using recombinant inbred lines. Theoretical and Applied Genetics 97(1-2): 83-89. {a} Biotechnol., Germplasm Program, ICARDA, P.O. Box 5466, Aleppo, Syria

Szmigielska, A. M., J. J. Schoenau, et al. (1998). Comparison of chemical extraction and bioassay for measurement of metsulfuron in soil. Weed Science 46(4): 487-493. {a} Dep. Soil Sci., Univ. Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5A8, Canada

Larsen, R. C. and J. R. Myers (1998). First report of red clover vein mosaic carlavirus naturally infecting lentil. Plant Disease 82(9): 1064. {a} USDA, ARS, Prosser, WA 99350, USA

Fukazawa, M. (1998). Sugar chain alterations of glycoproteins in spent culture media of human hepatocellular carcinoma cell lines analyzed by lectin-affinity electrophoresis. Okayama Igakkai Zasshi 110(1-6): 53-60. {a} Dep. Public Health, Okayama Univ. Med. Sch., Okayama 700-8558, Japan

Snobar, B. A. and N. I. Haddad (1998). Evaluation of weed control methods in lentil (Lens culinaris Med.) in Jordan. Dirasat Agricultural Sciences 25(2): 203-213. {a} Fac. Agric., Univ. Jordan, Amman, Jordan

Kusaba, T. (1998). Relationship between Lens culinaris agglutinin reactive alpha-fetoprotein and biological features of hepatocellular carcinoma. Kurume Medical Journal 45(1): 113-120. {a} Second Dep. Med., Kurume Univ. Sch. Med., 67 Asahi-machi, Kurume 830-0011, Japan

Kusmenoglu, I. and F. J. Muehlbauer (1998). Genetic variation for biomass and residue production in lentil: II. Factors determining seed and straw yield. Crop Science 38(4): 911-915. {a} USDA-ARS, 303 Johnson Hall, Washington State Univ., Pullman, WA 99164-6434, USA

Kusmenoglu, I. and F. J. Muehlbauer (1998). Genetic variation for biomass and residue production in lentil: I. Relation to agronomic traits. Crop Science 38(4): 907-910. {a} USA-ARS, 303 Johnson Hall, Washington State Univ., Pullman, WA 99164-6434, USA

Frias, J., J. Fornal, et al. (1998). Effect of germination on physico-chemical properties of lentil starch and its components. Lebensmittel Wissenschaft and Technologie 31(3): 228-236. {a} Inst. Fermentaciones Industriales, Juan de la Cierva 3, 28006 Madrid, Spain

Biederbeck, V. O., C. A. Campbell, et al. (1998). Soil quality attributes as influenced by annual legumes used as green manure. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 30(8-9): 1177-1185. {a} Agric. Agri-Food Canada, Semiarid Prairie Agric. Res. Cent., Box 1030, Swift Current, Saskatchewan, S9H 3X2, Canada

Van, N. C., R. H. De, et al. (1998). Inhibitory action of spray dried blood plasma and whole egg powder on lectins in extracts of several legume seeds: A qualitative approach. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture 77(3): 319-326. {a} Lab. Protein Chem., Inst. Molecular Biol. Biotechnol., Vrije Univ. Brussel, Paardenstr. 65, B-1640 Sint-Genesius-Rode, Belgium

Hoffman, K. B., M. Kessler, et al. (1998). Mannose-specific lectins modulate ligand binding to AMPA-type glutamate receptors. Brain Research 795(1-2): 105-111. {a} Cent. Neurobiol. Learning Memory, Univ. Calif., Irvine, CA 92697-3800, USA

Lurquin, P. F., Z. Cai, et al. (1998). Half-embryo cocultivation technique for estimating the susceptibility of pea (Pisum sativum L.) and lentil (Lens culinaris Medik.) cultivars to Agrobacterium tumefaciens. Molecular Biotechnology 9(2): 175-179. {a} Dep. Genet. Cell Biol., Wash. State Univ., Pullman, WA 99164-4234, USA

Bennett, S. J., N. Maxted, et al. (1998). The ecogeography and collection of grain, forage and pasture legumes in south-west Turkey. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution 45(3): 253-262. {a} Cent. Legumes Mediterranean Agric., Univ. West. Aust., Nedlands, WA 6907, Australia

El, A. M., A. Dahchour, et al. (1998). Study on the behaviour of imazapyr in two Moroccan soils. Weed Research 38(3): 217-220. Dep. de Chimie, Fac. des Sci. de Rabat Av Ibn Batouta, Bp 1014 Rabat, Morocco

Rochester, I. J., M. B. Peoples, et al. (1998). Faba beans and other legumes add nitrogen to irrigated cotton cropping systems. Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture 38(3): 253-260. {a} CRC Sustainable Cotton Prod., CSIRO Cotton Res. Unit, P.O. Box 59, Narrabri, NSW 2390, Australia

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